Las Cruces Woman Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking Co-Workers

ALBUQUERQUE - A Las Cruces woman pleaded guilty in federal court to anonymously sending threatening messages to co-workers through a health clinic's online scheduling platform.

According to court documents, between September 11 and September 23, 2025, Jovanni Celeste Ortega, 33, anonymously sent multiple harassing and threatening messages to co-workers at Millennium Health and Wellness through the clinic's online scheduling platform, an interstate electronic communication service. The messages threatened physical harm to employees and their family members and included references to victims' children, vehicles, home addresses, and other personal information. Among the messages were threats of fatal car crashes, shootings, and other acts of violence, causing substantial emotional distress to the victims.

After the clinic reported receiving numerous threatening messages, the FBI traced the communications to an IP address associated with Ortega's residence. During a subsequent interview, Ortega admitted sending the messages.

Ortega pleaded guilty to cyberstalking and faces up to five years in prison at sentencing.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

The Las Cruces Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney James A. Dickens is prosecuting the case.